The M65 is running normally in both directions.
The M65 is running normally. Nothing is reported in the National Highways feed right now.
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No. Nothing unplanned is reported on the M65 right now: no collisions, breakdowns or obstructions in the National Highways feed. Nothing unplanned has been reported and cleared on the M65 since midnight either.
M65 accidents →The M65 stays open tonight, but 6 lane or slip road closures are planned, so expect narrower lanes or a shut slip at those junctions.
M65 closures tonight →No. Nothing is planned to close on the M65 this weekend.
M65 closures this weekend →No closures, collisions or restrictions in the feed right now. Planned works for the days ahead are below.
M65 eastbound between J1 and J2
M65 J5 westbound exit
M65 J8 eastbound exit
M65 J8 eastbound access
M65 eastbound within J2
M65 eastbound between J5 and J6
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The M65 is busiest around 16:00, and at the sensors along this route it keeps moving: even in that hour traffic averages 59.2 mph.
Typical weekday pattern from 5 National Highways roadside sensors along the route, June 2026. Bar height is traffic volume, colour is average speed. Overnight hours carry too little traffic to judge, so they are shown as quiet.
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The M65 runs east from the M6 and M61 at Preston through Blackburn and Burnley to Colne, where the motorway simply ends at a roundabout. It is East Lancashire's commuter spine, busiest between J3 and J6 around Blackburn. Live incidents, roadworks and closures refresh every 5 minutes.